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1910 ROLLS-ROYCE SILVER GHOST SHOOTING BRAKE
COACHWORK BY CROALL & CROALL
Chassis No. 1246
Engine No. 1246
Natural wood finish with black leather upholstery
Engine: six cylinder, 7,428cc, side valves, 48bhp at 1000rpm;
Gearbox: three speed manual; Brakes: two wheel drum; Suspension: semi-elliptic front and rear springs. Right hand drive.
Delivered to the Duke of Buccleugh on September 22nd, 1910 by Rolls-Royce's Scottish Agents, L.C. Seligmann & Co. of Glasgow, No. 1246 carries a very early ladder frame chassis and its original body as ordered by the Duke, making this motorcar only the fourth oldest known Silver Ghost still carrying its original coachwork.
Rolls-Royce historians and researchers in the United Kingdom have confirmed that this car's 1910 specifications are correct in every respect. It was once part of the famed J.C. Sword collection before being purchased by Michael Neale, who also once owned Chassis No. 1179, during the 1950s and which is now on offer as part of the Lutgert Collection.
The car is accented by appropriate brass brightwork including Bleriot headlamps and coach lamps, Lucas side and tail lamps and a rare accessory Gabriel horn along with a double Elliott speedometer/clock. Setting off the timeless Rolls-Royce radiator shape is a unique stag's head mascot, most appropriate for a shooting brake.
Also appropriate are the dual firearm boxes and the large roof rack for bringing game back to the estate. Completing the equipment on this one-off motorcar are full sets of spring gaiters and engine and transmission pans.
The Shooting Brake body style was popular among the sporting gentry of Edwardian England, when hunting parties would take to the field in pursuit of grouse and stag. This body has the added attraction of a removable top for conversion to a fully open style. Moreover the natural wood construction and appearance of the shooting brake style could fairly claim to have been the predecessor and inspiration for the "woodie" station wagons which were current among many auto manufacturers in the '30s and '40s, and still enjoy an avid following among collectors today.
COACHWORK BY CROALL & CROALL
Chassis No. 1246
Engine No. 1246
Natural wood finish with black leather upholstery
Engine: six cylinder, 7,428cc, side valves, 48bhp at 1000rpm;
Gearbox: three speed manual; Brakes: two wheel drum; Suspension: semi-elliptic front and rear springs. Right hand drive.
Delivered to the Duke of Buccleugh on September 22nd, 1910 by Rolls-Royce's Scottish Agents, L.C. Seligmann & Co. of Glasgow, No. 1246 carries a very early ladder frame chassis and its original body as ordered by the Duke, making this motorcar only the fourth oldest known Silver Ghost still carrying its original coachwork.
Rolls-Royce historians and researchers in the United Kingdom have confirmed that this car's 1910 specifications are correct in every respect. It was once part of the famed J.C. Sword collection before being purchased by Michael Neale, who also once owned Chassis No. 1179, during the 1950s and which is now on offer as part of the Lutgert Collection.
The car is accented by appropriate brass brightwork including Bleriot headlamps and coach lamps, Lucas side and tail lamps and a rare accessory Gabriel horn along with a double Elliott speedometer/clock. Setting off the timeless Rolls-Royce radiator shape is a unique stag's head mascot, most appropriate for a shooting brake.
Also appropriate are the dual firearm boxes and the large roof rack for bringing game back to the estate. Completing the equipment on this one-off motorcar are full sets of spring gaiters and engine and transmission pans.
The Shooting Brake body style was popular among the sporting gentry of Edwardian England, when hunting parties would take to the field in pursuit of grouse and stag. This body has the added attraction of a removable top for conversion to a fully open style. Moreover the natural wood construction and appearance of the shooting brake style could fairly claim to have been the predecessor and inspiration for the "woodie" station wagons which were current among many auto manufacturers in the '30s and '40s, and still enjoy an avid following among collectors today.